St. Monica Academy Crusaders (Montrose, CA) backers were pleased Tuesday as they saw their basketball squad knock off the host Trinity Classical Academy Knights (Valencia, CA), 54-43 in a league bout.

With the victory, St. Monica Academy upgrades its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Crusaders travel to Alhambra (Alhambra, CA) to play the Moors in a non-league bout on Friday, December 9. The Moors come into the bout with a record of 3-3. Alhambra lost 69-47 in their recent non-league bout against North (Torrance, CA)

Next up, the Knights play the Vasquez Mustangs (Acton, CA) in a Heritage bout, on Thursday, December 8. Trinity Classical Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 5-4 season record. The Mustangs come into the bout with a 2-3 record after their 42-40 league win over Lancaster Baptist (Lancaster, CA).